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Scam Jam: free phishing awareness game, spot the scam
Fake emails and shady texts flood the inbox. Tap every red flag before they slip through, and spot the real ones.
What is Scam Jam?
The inbox is under attack. Fake banks, parcel fees, gift-card bosses: tap every red flag before the message slips through. Some messages are real, so mark those safe.
Scam Jam is a fast phishing quiz. Emails, text messages and DMs land one by one: fake bank alerts, parcel fees, a boss asking for gift cards, a “new number” from Mum. Tap every red flag before the timer runs out. Some messages are perfectly real, so you have to mark those safe.
After each message, every red flag is explained: lookalike domains, fake deadlines, requests for passwords or codes, attachments that are really programs.
At a glance
- Category
- Adventure
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Play time
- 3–5 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Spot
- Tap each suspicious part: a lookalike sender, a fake deadline, a request for a code.
- Catch
- Find every red flag and the scam is caught. The faster, the more points.
- Trust
- Nothing suspicious? Press Looks safe. Calling a scam safe costs a life.
- Careful
- Tapping a harmless part, or running out of time, costs a life too.
Strategy and tips
- Read the sender
- Look at the real domain, just before the ending: streambox.com.login-check.ru belongs to login-check.ru.
- Pressure is a flag
- Deadlines, threats and penalties are there to stop you from thinking.
- Codes are keys
- Nobody legit asks you for a password, a PIN or a login code you received.
- Too good to be true
- Prizes you never entered for and €900-a-day jobs are hooks.
- Check another way
- A boss or relative with a strange request? Call them on a number you already know.
Why play Scam Jam?
Phishing is the most common way accounts get stolen. Scam Jam trains the reflex to slow down and scan a message for the classic warning signs, and it teaches that real messages exist too: not everything is a scam.
Frequently asked questions
Is Scam Jam free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Are the messages real?
No. Every brand, domain and number in the game is made up, but the tricks are the ones scammers really use.
What costs a life?
Tapping a harmless part, calling a scam safe, or running out of time.
Is it good for teaching kids and seniors?
Yes. Rounds are short, every flag is explained, and nothing is ever clicked for real.